Cyclorama / Muslin drop

A cyclorama, also known as “cyc”, is the largest single piece of scenery in the theatre.
It consists of a vertical surface which is used to form the background for a theatrical type setting, usually made of heavy flame retardant fabric drawn tight to achieve a smooth, flat surface.
A cyclorama backdrop usually represents the sky or suggests limitless space.
NOTE: Cycloramas are not 100% opaque as they are mostly used for light bounce and gobo effects.
When total light block (blackout) is required, a heavier fabric must be used and the backdrop will be made with vertical seams rather than seamless.

As seams tend to disrupt the smooth surface of the cyclorama, we recommend it is made from seamless extra-wide Muslin Flame Retardant; but when on a reduced budget a more economical choice is a cyclorama made with seams using narrower Muslin FR fabric.

Typically, a cyclorama is tied up to a pipe batten while an additional pipe is tied to the bottom hem to achieve a smooth-tight fabric surface. Occasionally, when there are stage space restrictions, a cyclorama can travel on a one way draw BESTEEL® 170 Series curtain track, a SILENT STEEL® 280 Series curtain track, or on curved configurations the I-Beam type RIG-I-FLEX® 140 Series curtain track will allow to store the cyc parallel to the stage side wall. The option of traveling a cyclorama on a track is not as popular since leaving the cyclorama on the stack position for a long period of time, can cause wrinkles that can distort the smooth effect provided by the seamless surface.